Billy aka Just A Bill mass.gov1. identify kind of case heard in the state courts
criminal case involving a crime a breaking of the law cases dealing with the constitution done something thatis against the constitution cases dealing with federal law involving people who break tax laws,mail tax,and bank laws cases dealing with more than one state involving people or laws from more than one state and the federal courts handle these cases. 2. define the role and responsibilities in the supreme court they make the final decision whether a law or an act is constitutional they have both original and appellateJurisdiction that means it can hear cases brought directly to it or review case from lower courts there are two kindsof cases in original they are cases that involves a state and cases that involves an ambassador or a consul the supreme courts holds it sessions each from early October until the following June. 3. explain the role of juries and judges in state trail courts
each trail court has one judge and a jury the judge makes sure that the trail is fair and it follows the rules of law and decides what facts can be presented the judge may decide the certain kinds of questions cannot be asked and the judge decides the sentence if someone is found guilty by the jury. people on a jury live in the juducial district and a new jury is picked for each case normally there are 12 people on a jury and the jury listens to the witnesses and lawyers for both sides in criminal cases the jury decides whether the person on trail is guilty or innocent and in civil cases the jury decides who is right and who is wrong. 4.similarities and differences between state and federal court systems
Billy aka Just A Bill
mass.gov 1. identify kind of case heard in the state courts
criminal case involving a crime a breaking of the law cases dealing with the constitution done something thatis against the constitution cases dealing with federal law involving people who break tax laws,mail tax,and bank laws cases dealing with more than one state involving people or laws from more than one state and the federal courts handle these cases.
2. define the role and responsibilities in the supreme court
they make the final decision whether a law or an act is constitutional they have both original and appellateJurisdiction that means it can hear cases brought directly to it or review case from lower courts there are two kindsof cases in original they are cases that involves a state and cases that involves an ambassador or a consul the supreme courts holds it sessions each from early October until the following June.
3. explain the role of juries and judges in state trail courts
each trail court has one judge and a jury the judge makes sure that the trail is fair and it follows the rules of law and decides what facts can be presented the judge may decide the certain kinds of questions cannot be asked and the judge decides the sentence if someone is found guilty by the jury. people on a jury live in the juducial district and a new jury is picked for each case normally there are 12 people on a jury and the jury listens to the witnesses and lawyers for both sides in criminal cases the jury decides whether the person on trail is guilty or innocent and in civil cases the jury decides who is right and who is wrong.
4.similarities and differences between state and federal court systems
5. jury duty
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